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Mayweather weighs in on Jeremy Lin
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:26 pm
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Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:27 pm to tigerspin
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Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:29 pm to tigerspin
someone should tell mayweather to go beat his baby's mama.... again.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:31 pm to tigerspin
I dont watch ESPN -- has there been any negative feedback about Whitlocks joke?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:33 pm to tigerspin
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"Jeremy Lin is a good player," Mayweather tweeted Monday, "but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."
Since you did not quote anything
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:33 pm to Kafka
Haven't heard a peep about it. It's fireable imho. Professional media have to be held to a higher standard, hence the term 'professional'.
I also know "professional media" is an oxymoron in itself.
I also know "professional media" is an oxymoron in itself.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:33 pm to tigerspin
What about Jason Whitlocks tweet?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:35 pm to tigerspin
Well he is right
If he were black or white he wouldnt be getting this attention
If he were black or white he wouldnt be getting this attention
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:40 pm to eyeran
He's doing something Carmelo couldn't do. Attention warranted
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:43 pm to tduecen
quote:
"Jeremy Lin is a good player," Mayweather tweeted Monday, "but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."
Isn't that why black players don't receive the same praise? Because they do it every night?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:46 pm to tigerspin
I think he's right to some degree, but I don't it's because he's "not black" as he makes it seem. The point made at the end I especially agree with and I think is definitely true
quote:
There would probably also be a lot of hype if, say, a black golfer came out of Stanford and started winning golf majors. Or if, just hypothetically, two black sisters from Compton dominated the world of tennis.
This post was edited on 2/13/12 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:48 pm to tigerspin
Mayweather is a racist. but he is black so it doesnt count. remember?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:50 pm to tigerspin
Didn't mayweather hurl some racial slurs at Pacman not long ago? Confusing him with a Mexican, telling him to eat some beans and rice. Man I hope Cotto knocks this fools' block off....
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:53 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
He said sushi and rice I think. For the record I hate Mayweather, but I think at least some of the hype around Lin has to do with the fact that he's Asian. I doubt we'd see quite the same reaction if it was a black guy, European guy, or white American, even if they had attended Harvard or another Ivy League school. The biggest factor in his hype is undoubtedly the fact that he plays in New York.
This post was edited on 2/13/12 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:56 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
The biggest factor in the hype is his being Chinese
playing n NY magnifies it
Harvard is kinda intriguing too.... But China is the selling point
playing n NY magnifies it
Harvard is kinda intriguing too.... But China is the selling point
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:58 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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The biggest factor in his hype is undoubtedly the fact that he plays in New York.
The media is desperate for the New York basketball team to be relevant, especially now, in February, that there's neither football nor baseball.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:59 pm to Kafka
what did Whitlock do this time?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:00 pm to quail man
He made a joke about Lin and small Asian penises. ESPN isn't going to mention it thanks to it's content.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:02 pm to Kafka
I'm sure David Stern loves it because it opens up a 1 billion person market.
I don't think the whole being Asian hype is bad though. I mean, how many Asian guys do you see cutting through the defense to the rim?
I don't think the whole being Asian hype is bad though. I mean, how many Asian guys do you see cutting through the defense to the rim?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:02 pm to mattz1122
I am so sick of black people saying this kind of crap. It's very aggravating IMO.
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